Combined thrasher and huller



Jan. a w. N. RUMELY 1'570709 COMBINED THRASHER AND HULLER Filed Jan. 27. 1923 *Y lkllllylillll Patented Jan. 26, 1.926.

WILLIAM N. RIJIVIELY, OE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CQMMNED THRASHER AND HULLER.-

Applicat'ion leacvl January 27, 1923. Serial No. 615,208.

eral type shown' in priortpatent:numbered 1,026,288 and 1,177,812, issued 'respectively on Januaryf`26,`1915, 'afndf pril 4, "1916,"to ine as co-paten't'ee WithV. C; Robby.

An important object ofl the' invention is they provision of a modificationin that 'part ofthe mechanism 'vvliicheiiabl'e's the malchine to be' used inter'cl'i'angeably'as a thrasher or hulle'i" and, thoug'lithe 'pr`esent'construction mayor may'not be preferredv to that of the patents referred to, itisbelieved to be entirely practicable" and to' present patentable novelties. besaid to consist,v 'generallly,"of the' 'provision of affloor member with 'means to direct materiall to be hulled thereo'ver tothe 'hulling mechanism, said hoort lbeing' coml'aletely ire; movable :to permit handling of 'grain' 'Without itsv beingl'pa'ssed through' thy 'hulling mechanism when the apparatusis used mere'i4 ly'as a thrasher."

A further'object is the` provision of a combined thrasher and' huller', which, vv'liileA thoroughly eflicient, of'simplilied 'formv involving'a minimum of partsandbeing unlikely to 'require frequent 'repairfbr replacemnt' I .i Another object is the provision, in an apparatusmof" thisl character, 'of' Yir'nprove'd meansA for transferring the material "to be' thrashed from'the thrashingcylinder 'to a s traiv "rack, from vWhith" it is" directed through ysuitable chafers and cleaning means, and through the hulling mechanism in the event thatv the material is'of the'character requiring 'hulling Y Other objects and advantages of the invention Will be apparent yas it is better vunderstood from `the yfoll'o'Wii'ng "description, which, taken in connection with the aecoi'n-y panying drawings",l jliscl'ose'sv Ia 'preferred embodiment thereof.

`Referring to thev drawings, Figurev 1q is" a longitudinal sectional view of a combined th'raslier'andhuller intivhich my invention is'enibodied'; and

Said modification inay' Fig. 2 is a detail vievv of la portion of the conveyer by V'which material to b'ehulled,

such as clover, or alfalfa, is:l directed across the reiV ovablel floor tothehulling mecha- The apparatus as thus illustrated comprisesprimarily 'a frame 11, which 1s mounted upon"t1action Wheels 12' and-'contains the 'thrashingand hullin'g mechanism to be` hereinafter" describedin 5 detail: i

The material 'is'lirst fedi to a thrashing cylinder;` 13, lmounted in thefront end of the machine and prfovided'withteeth, or flights, 111;Be'neath 'saidV cylinder, there 'is proivided 'aconcave member 15 and from this member, the' materialis vdirectef'l bythe cyl# indenl'to a transfer cylinder "16,' the latter being provided 'with flights" 17 adaptedy to carry the material'upvvard from said-"coni cavev memberfandtotvard a stra'vv rack 18. AI Wing beaterv19 is positioned betvveen'and slightly abovefthe cylinders 13iand'16, and a second larger beater 21l is arranged between the cylintlerland' the rack 18,"these beat ers" serving, in conjunction vWith the cylinder 16, to' direct 'the material onto said rack.v

The rack 18 is reciprocatedby anyv usual or preferred 'means 'and the cha-if and grain falltherethrougli onto a chatter 22, the; latter having vadownwardly incl'iiied'floor portion23 at the" forward endthe'reof extendbeneatli the cylinder 16"*and thermicave 151 lSaidchaiifer 22""is provided atthe rear With achaffeiffsectrion 24,"Which may beI kadjlista-bly supported vfrom the frame and thicni'gh'which the grain,"0r yother ma-y terial, is' 4directed chaif'r 22.' E

Beneath said cha'er is a floor 25, Which is supported'upon cross members V26 andVv is adapted to be y'inserted or Withdrawn at Will. Inasmuch'as' therear end of the framey is open', it` will be'obv'ious 'that this floor can be bodily/removed or positioned4 from the rear'and may rest merely upon the cross members 26,*01 lbe positioned "between any preferred form oflguides provided upon the side uprights shown in the drawings. Be; neath'and'at the forward end of said floor is la raspcylinder 27 which cooperates With a concave member 28 to hullclover,"alfalfa, or the lilefvvhen the apparatus' is'used as a huller. Said concave is suspended from the machine by a bracket 31, and ai guide 32 is arranged on the4 interior of saidy concave eX- tending abovel the 'cylinder/27 in spaced 'reby reciprocation of thevv lationship thereto. A conveyer 33 is directed around sprockets 34 and 35 which may be suitably driven from the power mechanism of the machine. Said conveyer comprises side belts 36 and cross slats 37, which latter are moved across the surface of the Hoor 25 when the conveyer is operated to direct material to be hulled to the rasp cylinder 27. The upper portion of the conveyer is supported upon guides 38, which may be suitably secured to the frame 1l. It will be observed that the upper end of the guide 32 is positioned to direct the material from the floor 25 into the space between the rasp cylinder 27 and said guide. rllhe inner surface of said guide is reticulated, as shown at 39, and this surface, with the corresponding surface of the cylinder, serves to hull the clover, or like material, which is fed thereto.

A second chaffer 4l is provided beneath the loor 25 and extends forwardly and downwardly to position adjacent the concave 28. The end of the guide at the rear of the cylinder 27 is curved at 42 over the forward end 43 of the chaffer 41 and serves to direct the hulled material onto said chaffer. A chafler section 44 which, like the chaifer section 22, may be adjustably supported from the frame is provided at the rear of the chalfer 4l, and secured to said chaffer is a third chalfer section 45. A cleaning shoe 46 is disposed beneath the chafler 45 and a sieve 47 beneath said shoe, these parts being reciprocated with the chaffer 41.

When it is desired to use the apparatus as a thrasher, the floor 25 may be completely withdrawn, which permits the grain to fall through the successive chaers and through the sieve 47 onto a bottom floor 48, from which it is directed to a main auger`49, which removes it from the machine. A fan 5l, of usual construction and arrangement, is employed, being positioned forwardly of the cleaner 4G, and a tailing auger 52 is provided at the rear of the machine, by which the tailings are carried olf.

If, on the other hand, it is desired to use the machine as a huller, the floor 25 may be inserted and the conveyer 33 operated, in which event the material is directed, after passing through the chafer section 24, to the hulling mechanism, from which it is delivered onto the forward end of the chaffer 4l. Operation of this chalfer serves to direct the hulled material rearwardly and through the chatter section 44, the remainder of the co'urse being the same as for the grain as heretofore described.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore -described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. In a combined thrasher and huller, the combination of a thrashing cylinder, a straw rack, a chafer beneath said rack, hulling mechanism, and a return iloor interposed between said chaffer and hulling mechanism, said floor extending from one end of said chalfer to said hulling mechanism and being completely removable to prevent delivery of material to the hulling mechanism when it is desired to use the apparatus merely as a thrasher.

2. In a combined thrasher and huller, the combination of a thrashing cylinder, a chaffer, hulling mechanism, and means upon which material to be hulled is directed from 'said chaifer to said hulling mechanism, said means extending substantially throughout the length of the portion of the chaifer through which the material passes and terminating at a point to deliver the material to said hulling mechanism, said means being completely removable to permit grain to be ejected from the apparatus without passing through said hulling mechanism when the apparatus is used merely as a thrasher.

3. In a combined thrasher and huller, the combination of a thrasher cylinder, a chaffing device, means for ejecting chatted grain after passing through said device, hulling mechanism disposed out of the normal path of the grain through said chalhng device, and a removable floor adapted to be positioned to receive the material to be hulled directly from said chafting device and to direct the same to the hulling mechanism when it is desired to use the apparatus as a huller,

4. In a combined thrasher and huller, the combination of a rack, a chatter below said rack, hulling mechanism below the chader, a sieve, a device for ej ecting the separated grain and hulled clover, alfalfa and the like out of said thrasher and huller, and a member upon which unhulled clover and alfalfa may be directed to said hulling mechanism, said member being completely removable to permit separated grain to be directed to said ejecting device without passing through the hulling mechanism, said member being disposed beneath the portion of said chaifer through which the material passes and extending lsubstantially to said hulling mechanism.

5. In a combined thrasher and huller, the combination of a. thrashing mechanism, a cha'er adapted to receive material being thrashed from said mechanism, a hulling mechanism, means comprising a floor and a conveyer movable thereon for directing material to be hulled toA said hulling mechanism, means for further chafling and cleaning the material, and a device for ejecting the thrashed material, said floor being removable to permit passage of separated grain through the apparatus without passing through said hulling mechanism, said floor being disposed beneath the portion of said chai'er through which the material passes and extending substantially to said hulling mechanism.

G. In a combined thrasher and huller, the combination of a thrashing cylinder and concave associated therewith, a straw rack, means for transferring material being thrashed from said cylinder to said rack, a chatter beneath the rack and having its forward end extending beneath said cylinder and concave, a second chaifer disposed beneath said first-mentioned chaifer, a device for ejecting thrashed or hulled material from the machine, hulling mechanism disposed out of the path of the separated grain through said chaifers, an ejecting device, a removable floor adapted to be positioned between said chaffers to direct material toV be hulled to said hulling mechanism when it is desired to use the machine as a huller, said floor being disposed beneath the portion of 'said chaifer through which the material passes and extending substantially to said hulling mechanism, and means for directing the hulled material from said hulling mechanism through said second-mentioned chaffer to the ejecting device.

7 In a combined thrasher and huller, the combination of a thrashing cylinder and concave associated therewith, a straw rack, a transfer cylinder for 'directing the material from said thrashing cylinder to said rack, chatting devices beneath said rack, and means for directing the thrashed and chalfed material from the apparatus.

8. In a combined thrasher and huller, the combination of a thrashing cylinder and concave associated therewith, a straw rack, a transfer cylinder adapted to transfer the material being thrashed from said thrashing cylinder to said rack, a chaffer beneath said rack having its forward end extended beneath said cylinders, means for` further chaiiing and cleaning the material, and devicesfor ejecting the thrashed material from the apparatus.

9. In a combined thrasher and huller, the combination of a. thrashing cylinder and concave associated therewith, a straw rack, a transfer cylinder for directing material being thrashed from said thrashing cylinder to said rack, chaifing means beneath said rack, a hulling mechanism disposed out of the path of ygrain moving through said chairing means, and a removable member adapted to be inserted to direct the material from said chaiiing means to said hulling mechanism when it is desired to use the apparatus as a huller.

WILLIAM N. RUMELY. 

